Dreambooks in Byzantium: Six Oneirocritica in Translation, with Commentary and Introduction
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1. Verfasser: Oberhelman, Steven M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham Ashgate Pub. 2008
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Beschreibung:Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Authors, Dates, and Texts; 2 The Art of Interpreting Dreams; 3 The Cultural, Historical, and Social Background; 4 The Oneirocriticon of Daniel: The Dreambook of the Holy Prophet Daniel with the Help of Holy God, according to the Alphabet; 5 The Oneirocriticon of Nicephorus: The Dreambook of Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople; 6 The Oneirocriticon of Astrampsychus; 7 The Oneirocriticon of Germanus: The Dreambook of Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople; 8 The Anonymous Oneirocriticon: An Additional [Dreambook] Drawn from the Experience of the Wise
9 The Oneirocriticon of Manuel II Palaeologus: A Dreambook by Manuel PalaeologusBibliography of Works Cited; Index of Dream Symbols; General Index
Dreambooks in Byzantium offers the first English translation with commentary of six of the seven extant Byzantine oneirocritica?manuals on the interpretation of dreams. Dreams permeated all aspects of Byzantine culture, from religion to literature to everyday life, and drew upon Classical and Islamic literature, oral and written Byzantine materials, and, perhaps, their own oneirocritic practices. Much of the source-material was pagan in origin and was reworked into a Christianized context, with many interpretations given a Christian coloring
Beschreibung:260 pages
ISBN:9780754692348
0754692345
1281766127
9781281766120

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